Drivers warned all roadworks to be scrapped this Easter across motorways

With a high level of people travelling during the Easter break, roadworks have been cleared

13:51, 26 Mar 2026

Drivers warned all roadworks to be scrapped this Easter across motorways(Image: Surrey Live - Grahame Larter)

Almost all roadworks will be cleared across England's major roads this Easter.

This is being done to help keep traffic moving during the busy Easter period, when families across the country are celebrating and enjoying their holidays.

National Highways has confirmed that around 1,500 miles of roadworks will be removed between Thursday, April 2 and Monday, April 6.

This means that 98 per cent of motorways and key A-roads will be clear for drivers.

It comes as millions of drivers in the Midlands are set for smoother, safer journeys as the Government committed over GBP3.7 billion to upgrade and future-proof roads in the region.

Spread across five years, the plan puts more money into maintaining the network to help deliver smoother, more reliable journeys for drivers, businesses and freight operators by resurfacing roads, fixing potholes, and replacing worn-out stretches of motorway.

The huge investment, known as the Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), will fund major schemes that unlock growth and improve connectivity across the country, and allow National Highways to resurface over 9000 kilometres worth of motorway and major A-road lanes.

hese include the brand-new dual carriageway link road between the M54 and M6, improving the A46 bypass at Newark, plus upgrades to key junctions near Derby and Nottingham to increase capacity and improve safety.

The Government is also choosing to fix the foundations, investing a record GBP8.4 billion to repair and renew England's motorways and major A-roads before problems arise, so drivers can have faith in a world-class road network once again.

That's on top of the GBP7.3bn already pledged by Government at the Spending Review for local authorities to fix potholes and invest in long term measures to maintain local roads.

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